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Tikanga Māori : animal cadavers used for teaching animal euthanasia
(Ngā Pae o Māramatanga, 2015-04)The importance Mäori place on the environment and animals in particular is evidenced in Mäori oral narratives and proverbial sayings. Understanding Mäori knowledge and the cultural norms associated with animals is benefi ... -
Tiritiri Matangi : an overview of 25 years of ecological restoration
(New Zealand Ecological Society, 2013-11-18)Tiritiri Matangi Island is a scientific reserve in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand that has a long history of degradation from human occupation. The ecological restoration of the island commenced in 1984, with revegetation, ... -
Tourists’ perceptions of the free-roaming dog population in Samoa
(MDPI AG (Basel, Switzerland), 2014-09-29)SIMPLE SUMMARY: For travelers, the way in which people in other nations interact with animals may be different to that in their home nation. This research explores how the treatment of dogs impacted upon the holiday ... -
Trip Report: Waikawau Bay, Northeast Coromandel Peninsula, 28-31 January 2011
(2011)The Auckland Anniversary weekend camp for 2011 was based at the Karuna Falls Community property (340 ha) at Waikawau Bay, Northeast Coromandel Peninsula ..... -
Using citizen science to bridge taxonomic discovery with education and outreach
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the Botanical Society of America, 2018)PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Biological collections are uniquely poised to inform the stewardship of life on Earth in a time of cataclysmic biodiversity loss. Efforts to fully leverage collections are impeded by a lack of trained ... -
Using predicted locations and an ensemble approach to address sparse data sets for species distribution modelling : Long-horned beetles (Cerambycidae) of the Fiji islands
(Unitec ePress, 2016-12-09)Several modelling tools were utilised to develop maps predicting the suitability of the Fiji Islands for longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae) that include endemic and endangered species such as the Giant Fijian Beetle Xixuthrus ... -
Validating the use of a carbon dioxide laser for assessing nociceptive thresholds in adult domestic cats (Felis catus).
(Elsevier BV, 2012-11-02)Thermal sensitivity in cats has historically been assessed using complex devices which require direct application to the patient and can therefore, in themselves, affect the measurement. This study aimed to validate the ... -
Veterinary attitudes towards pre-pubertal gonadectomy of cats: a comparison of samples from New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom
(2013)AIM: To compare the attitudes and practices of a sample of veterinarians in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) towards pre-pubertal gonadectomy of cats. METHODS: Respondents’ demographics were gathered ... -
Veterinary Nursing students support charity veterinary clinic in Tonga
(2014-03)What started off as an idea very quickly became reality as ten veterinary nursing students, two veterinarians and four Unitec staff (two veterinary nurses, one veterinarian and one support person) gathered at Auck land ... -
The vulnerability of skinks to predation by introduced mongoose in the Fiji Islands
(Pacific Science Association (University of Hawaii), 2015)Skinks are successful colonisers and are commonly found throughout the Pacific islands, but, the presence of introduced predators such as mongoose are known to threaten their survival. The two most abundant skinks found ...
